Liberty Bell 7

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:airlines suborbital_trajectory
gptkbp:applicationDate May 6, 1961
gptkbp:associatedWith Alan_Shepard's_legacy
gptkbp:crew gptkb:Alan_Shepard
gptkbp:crewSize 1
gptkbp:culturalImpact inspired films and literature
gptkbp:diameter 6 feet 2 inches
gptkbp:exhibitedAt gptkb:Smithsonian_National_Air_and_Space_Museum
gptkbp:fate lost at sea
gptkbp:firstAppearance gptkb:Alan_Shepard
gptkbp:firstFlight gptkb:Mercury_program
gptkb:United_States
May 5, 1961
gptkbp:height 9 feet 10 inches
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Cold_War_space_race
gptkbp:historicalSignificance pioneering spaceflight
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Liberty Bell 7
gptkbp:influenced STEM education initiatives
public interest in space exploration
commercial spaceflight initiatives
future manned space missions
international space programs
NASA's_astronaut_training_programs
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Vostok_1
Sputnik 1
gptkbp:inspiration future astronauts
American_space_exploration
gptkbp:landingGear gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:launchDate gptkb:American_human_spaceflight_program
May 5, 1961
9:34 AM EST
gptkbp:launched NASA
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
gptkbp:launchVehicle Redstone rocket
gptkbp:legacy paved the way for future missions
gptkbp:maintainedBy NASA
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:McDonnell_Aircraft_Corporation
gptkbp:maximumDepth 116.5 miles
gptkbp:mission suborbital flight
gptkbp:missions successful
15 minutes 22 seconds
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Mercury_program
demonstrated human spaceflight capabilities
first American in space
gptkbp:orbitalInclination 5,134 mph
gptkbp:partOf NASA's_early_space_exploration_efforts
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Project_Mercury
gptkbp:renovated USS LSM-400
gptkbp:significance first American manned suborbital flight
gptkbp:successor Mercury-Redstone 4
gptkbp:symbolizes American_ingenuity
gptkbp:weight 1,500 pounds